HUDDERSFIELD V MACCLESFIELD - MATCH PREVIEW

The first home game of the new year for Huddersfield sees a visit of Macclesfield to Lockwood Park as the home side look for a third successive win in the league.

And in Macclesfield, they come up against a side they have already beaten this season, when they managed to get a first league win at Priory Park.

The blues will be disappointed with their season so far as they sit second bottom in the league with just four wins all year, and fourteen points away from safety while failing to notch up an away day win thus far.

Macc’s issue is clear. Shipping points. Defensively they have the worst record in the league having 542 points gone against them, although they have claimed some big scalps.

Beating Fylde, Hinckley and Otley shows that they have it in them to step up to big opposition.

Gareth Lewis says he is well aware of Macclesfield’s abilities “Macclesfield are a good team who we must respect.

“They have dangerous half backs and a strong set piece game, so we are expecting a very tough encounter once again.”

And on the back of a momentous away day in Lancashire downing Preston Grasshoppers 27-22, Lewis took the positives of a big result.

“Last week was an excellent performance and we can take confidence from it.

“However, we still feel we left two or three tries out there, so we’ve challenged ourselves to be better in training this week.”

The side that staved off Grasshoppers’ advances is largely unchanged barring a change apiece in backs and forwards alike.